Author Archives: Ed Wesoloski

The Michigan Supreme Court has stayed the precedential effect of a Court of Appeals decision that requires county prosecutors trying driving-with-suspended-licenses cases to produce at trial the state clerks who mailed the suspension notices to the defendants. In People v. ...

The Michigan Supreme Court is seeking comments on a proposed amendment of Michigan Rule of Professional Conduct 7.3, ADM File No. 2010-22. The proposal, sponsored by the State Bar of Michigan, would place limitations regarding attorney solicitation of potential family ...

Michael Izenbaard hosted a bachelor party for Nathan Kadau. The two decided to take Michael’s ATV out for a spin with two other partygoers. Michael drove. Nathan stood in the vehicle’s bed. All was going well until Izenbaard turned onto ...

The Michigan Supreme Court is considering amendments to the Code of Judicial Conduct that would clarify judges’ obligations concerning extrajudicial activities, especially where money is involved. The Court has published two alternative proposals for comment. Alternative A would impose the ...

Michael Wagner, Shannon Holmes and Prentis Edwards Jr. have been appointed to the 36th District Court in Detroit. “I am very impressed by the legal skills, extensive experience and community involvement demonstrated by Michael Wagner, Shannon Holmes and Prentis Edwards ...

A slew of amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and two brand-new rules, take effect Dec. 1, 2011. As a result, the Local Court Rules of the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan are a bit ...

The Michigan Supreme Court has appointed Elizabeth Pollard Hines as the chief judge of the 15th District (Ann Arbor) Court, effective immediately. Her term will expire Dec. 31, 2013. This is the second time that Hines has led the 15th ...

The Lansing State Journal reports this morning that Ingham and Branch counties have sued Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., and a number of banks and mortgage companies, for unpaid transfer taxes on properties MERS purchased at foreclosure sales and later ...

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says a portion of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act that requires police to return medical marijuana to a registered patient or primary caregiver upon release from custody is pre-empted by federal law. According to Schuette, ...

Update: November 15, 2011 We’ve received word from the Michigan Supreme Court’s Office of Public Information that tomorrow’s presentation of former Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Conrad L. Mallett Jr.’s portrait has been postponed. A new date has not been ...